Leishemba Sanajaoba 'poorest' among 62 newly elected Rajya Sabha MPs
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 25 2020:
Manipur's titular king and newly elected Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) sponsored by BJP, Leishemba Sanajaoba is the "poorest" among the 62 newly elected MPs with a total asset of Rs 5,98,594 according to a report of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) .
Agencies, based on the analysis done by ADR, reported that Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy of the YSR Congress with a total asset of Rs 25,77,75,79,180 is the richest.
Nathwani Parimal of the same party is the second richest with assets valued at Rs 3,96,83,96,198 while Jyotiraditya Scindia of the BJP with assets valued at Rs 3,79,03,29,144 is the third richest.
Agencies also reported that 16 out of these newly elected MPs have criminal cases while 11 are facing serious charges like murder, attempt to murder, rape, dacoity and theft.